the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony.
n. A wife; a married woman.
v. To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Marriage; matrimony; the married state; the vows and sacrament of marriage. Sometimes used attributively.
n. A wife.
n.Synonyms Matrimony, Wedding, etc. See marriage.
To unite in marriage; marry.
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n. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Word Usage
"In fact — figure it out for yourself — they were actually married, by a Church of England dominie, and living in wedlock, about the same moment that you were squalling your first post-birth squalls in this world."